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Household of Richard Benson (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Benson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Benson, born in 1824 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Benson, born in 1831 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1850 in Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1867 in Wolviston, Durham, England) and Mary E (born 1870 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1880 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Benson's household

Male

Richard

Benson

Head
Female

Margaret

Benson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Benson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Benson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Benson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Legg

Grand Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Benson

Head

Married

57

1824

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Benson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Benson

Son

Single

31

1850

Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Benson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wolviston, Durham, England

Mary E

Benson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Legg

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

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